Driving through the hills of Friuli last week, I was struck by the fact that everywhere I looked, there were vines or fruit trees with houses scattered amongst them. Unlike the coastal part of Friuli-Venezia Giulia where there is quite of bit of industrialisation, the inner parts of the region seem to have maintained their […]Read Post ›
A visit to Friuli in the northeast corner of Italy would not be complete without a stop at San Daniele. Most people who eat prosciutto probably know that there are two widely available types of Italian prosciutto – the one from Parma (in the region of Emilia-Romagna) and the one from San Daniele in Friuli. […]Read Post ›
Whenever I visit family in Monfalcone, we go to Ristorante Al Cavaliere, part of the Ai Sette Nani hotel. It is one of the best restaurants you can find on the upper shores of the Adriatic Sea, on the coastal road to Trieste. Not only is the food local, fresh and of outstanding quality, it is run […]Read Post ›
Next time you go to the northern part of Italy, you must visit Udine. It is about two hours drive from Venice and is surrounded by mountains. It has a little bit of Vienna, a little bit of Venice and a whole lot of uniqueness. It has paintings and art by Tiepolo and Palladio. It […]Read Post ›
italy on my mind 